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Softball Team Opens Season With Tough Losses

Riki Haase collected numerous hits in the opening weekend of play.

GAME DETAILS
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Hawkins, Texas | Whitehouse High School Field

Game One: Jarvis Christian 8, University of the Ozarks 7
Game Two:
 Jarvis Christian 8, University of the Ozarks 5

Records:
University of the Ozarks (0-2)
Jarvis Christian (5-4)

GAME ONE

Overview: 
Jarvis Christian edged the Eagles 8-7 in game one to open the 2020 spring season. Jarvis Christian scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh on an Eagle miscue. The Eagles led 7-6 heading into the bottom of the sixth, but Jarvis Christian to evened the score on an RBI single. The Eagles' offense plated three runs in the first, highlighted by a Riki Haase two-run double. Tori Reiber doubled in the other run. But Jarvis Christian hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first to take a 4-3 lead. The Eagles added two runs in the fifth on another Reiber RBI double. Trailing 6-5, the Eagles scored twice in the top of the sixth to take a 7-6 advantage only to have Jarvis Christian score once in the bottom half of the frame to tie the game. Brittney Dean went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, while Haase went 3-for-3. Reiber had a team-high three RBI. Candace Rogers took the loss in the circle.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Adela Saurez (W, 1-1), 7.0 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO
LP: Candace Rogers (L, 0-1), 6.0 IP, 9 H, 8 7, 7 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO

Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
1st- Riki Haase doubled, 2 RBI; Brittney Dean scored; Elisa Cantu scored.  
1st-Tori Reiber doubled, RBI; Riki Haase scored.           
5th-Tori Reiber doubled, 2 RBI; Riki Haase scored; Brittney Dean scored.    
6th-Codi Shannon tripled, RBI; Sydney Key scored, unearned.           
6th-Elisa Cantu singled, RBI; Codi Shannon scored.

Notables: 
The Eagles outhit Jarvis Christian 15-9.
Britney Dean went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate.
Tori Reiber had a pair of doubles.
Freshman Codi Shannon recorded the team's first triple of the season.

GAME TWO
Overview: The Eagles again jumped out to a lead in the first inning only to have Jarvis Christian finish game two with a 8-5 win. The Eagles extended their lead to 4-2 in the top of the third. Reiber produced two RBI, while Shannon and Haase drove in a run apiece in the first three innings of play. Jarvis Christian scored three runs in the third and two more in the fourth to maintain a 7-4 lead. The Eagles tacked on a run in the fifth on an RBI single, but that would be all the scoring for the Eagles. Shannon went 3-for-4 to lead the Eagles. Jaela Martin tossed six innings and received the loss. 

Pitching Decisions: 
WP:  Alexandra Montalbo (W, 2-1), 7.0 IP, 9 H,5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
LP: Jaela Martin (L, 0-1), 6.0 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO

Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
1st-Codi Shannon singled, RBI; Brittney Dean advanced to third; Sierra Jasna scored.
1st-Riki Haase grounded out to p, SAC, RBI; Codi Shannon advanced to second; Brittney Dean scored.          
1st-Tori Reiber singled, RBI; Codi Shannon scored.      
3rd-Tori Reiber flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Brittney Dean scored.            
5th-Codi Shannon singled, RBI; Sierra Jasna scored.

Notables:
Codi Shannon had a three-hit game.

Up Next:
The Eagles will travel to Sherman, Texas, to face Austin College February 16.